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of_o lincoln_n and_o enjoy_v the_o same_o a_o long_a time_n be_v almost_o all_o that_o while_n chancellor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n he_o die_v the_o year_n 1547._o and_o be_v burt_v near_o unto_o bishop_n russell_n in_o a_o tomb_n very_o like_a unto_o he_o 33._o henry_n holbech_n henry_n holbech_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o rochester_n the_o year_n 1544._o translate_v to_o lincoln_n 1547._o and_o continue_v there_o about_o 5._o year_n 34._o john_n tailor_n iohn_n tailor_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n be_v consecrate_v ann_n 1552._o and_o within_o 2._o year_n after_o viz._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n 〈◊〉_d ratgne_n be_v displace_v 35._o john_n white_a iohn_n white_a doctor_n also_o of_o divinity_n be_v appoint_v bishop_n of_o lincoln_n by_o queen_n mary_n the_o year_n 1557._o he_o be_v remove_v to_o winchester_n see_v more_o of_o he_o there_o 36._o thomas_n watson_n upon_o the_o remove_n of_o doctor_n white_a the_o bishopric_n of_o lincoln_n be_v bestow_v upon_o thomas_n 〈◊〉_d doctor_n of_o divinity_n a_o very_a austere_a or_o rather_o a_o sour_a and_o churlish_a man_n he_o be_v scarce_o 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d when_o 〈◊〉_d mary_n die_v he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o unto_o the_o happy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d year_n 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o year_n 1584._o 37._o nicholas_n bullingham_n nicholas_n bullingham_n doctor_n of_o law_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d january_n 21._o 1559._o he_o sit_v there_o 11._o year_n and_o be_v translate_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 26._o 1570._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o he_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 38._o thomas_n cooper_n thomas_n cooper_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n &_o dean_n of_o 〈◊〉_d church_n in_o oxford_n be_v consecrate_v febr._n 24._o 1570._o 〈◊〉_d year_n 1584._o he_o be_v translate_v to_o winchester_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o he_o there_o 39_o william_n wickham_n william_n wickham_n succéede_v bishop_n 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